Nearly 4 million lung cancer deaths averted and 76 million years of life gained due to tobacco control in US
New research led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers estimates more than 3.8 million lung cancer deaths were averted ...
Springfield News-Sun11d
Health department urges stricter tobacco licensing for sellers, cites youth use
Tobacco products, vapes are easy for youth to access; new licensing rules sought by Clark County Health District would ...
The Xenia Gazette1d
GCPH color walk/health fair coming to Xenia YMCA
XENIA — Greene County Public Health (GCPH) will be co-sponsoring a Color Walk and Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5 at the Xenia YMCA, 336 Progress Drive.
My Buckhannon12d
Tobacco prevention group advocates for new no-smoking signs in Buckhannon
A local tobacco prevention group is urging city leaders to invest in bigger, more visible no-smoking signs, hoping to clear ...
American Lung Association1d
American Lung Association Offers Scholarships to Help Teens Quit Tobacco in Arkansas
The scholarships are for the Lung Association’s N-O-T® (Not On Tobacco) Youth Cessation Facilitator Training. The program uses an evidence-based approach to help teens quit or reduce their tobacco use ...
North Carolina Health News5d
NC House and Senate bills would raise age for tobacco sales to 21, create permitting system for retailers
He founded the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation in 1996 and began to push for state legislatures to raise the tobacco sales age. At first, he had scant success. But in 2003, a town in ...
Opinion
Sun Journal11dOpinion
Brendan Prast: Expand Maine’s tobacco prevention and cessation efforts
As a primary care doctor, I see just how devastating tobacco use and nicotine addiction are for my patients. In fact, tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Maine. It claims more ...